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Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

तत्र तीर्थे तु यः स्नात्वा पूजयित्वा महेश्वरम् । अग्निप्रवेशं कुरुते स गच्छेदग्निसाम्यताम्

Transliteration

tatra tīrthe tu yaḥ snātvā pūjayitvā maheśvaram | agnipraveśaṃ kurute sa gacchedagnisāmyatām

Translation

“Tại thánh độ ấy, ai tắm gội rồi lễ bái Maheśvara, và sau đó bước vào lửa, người ấy đạt sự tương đồng với Agni.”

Word by Word
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (देशवाचक) — adverb 'there'
तीर्थेat the sacred ford/place
तीर्थे:
Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootतीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी, एकवचन — locative singular
तुindeed
तु:
Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (निपात; अवधान/विरोध) — particle 'indeed/but'
यःwho
यः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन — nominative singular; relative pronoun
स्नात्वाhaving bathed
स्नात्वा:
Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
TypeIndeclinable
Root√स्ना (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund) — having bathed
पूजयित्वाhaving worshipped
पूजयित्वा:
Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
TypeIndeclinable
Root√पूज् (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund) — having worshipped
महेश्वरम्Maheśvara (Śiva)
महेश्वरम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootमहा-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; महा + ईश्वर)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचन — accusative singular
अग्निप्रवेशम्entry into fire
अग्निप्रवेशम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि-प्रवेश (प्रातिपदिक; अग्नि + प्रवेश)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचन — accusative singular
कुरुतेdoes / undertakes
कुरुते:
Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (धातु)
Formलट् (वर्तमानकाल), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद — present, 3rd sg, middle
सःhe
सः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन — nominative singular; correlative pronoun
गच्छेत्would attain / should go
गच्छेत्:
Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√गम् (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद — optative, 3rd sg, active
अग्निसाम्यताम्equality with Agni
अग्निसाम्यताम्:
Gati/Karma (Goal as object/गति-लक्ष्य)
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि-साम्यता (प्रातिपदिक; अग्नि + साम्यता)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचन — accusative singular; गत्यर्थक-क्रियायाः फल (goal)
Speaker

Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vahni-tīrtha

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahīpāla (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At a river ford, a devotee emerges from snāna, offers bilva and water to a Śiva-liṅga shrine, then approaches a consecrated fire; Agni appears as a radiant deity blessing the act.

Characters & Entities
M
Maheśvara (Śiva)
A
Agni
V
Vahni-tīrtha

FAQs

Ritual purity (snāna) joined with devotion to Śiva is presented as a transformative path leading to divine-like attainment.

Vahni-tīrtha on the Narmadā, where worship of Maheśvara is especially efficacious.

Bathe at the tīrtha, worship Maheśvara, and (as stated in the text) perform agni-praveśa—entry into fire.

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